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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "faith aku" <faith_aku100@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:27:51 +0100 (CET)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP


My Dearest one

I am contacting you today for a business which would be of immense benefit to you.I am Miss faith Aku Doughter of late Dr AKU who died on the 8th of July 2004, dear i am looking for a foriegner who would act as my Money & investment manager oversea. I have in my position $15million US dollars which i want to invest outside my country for a good and benefical business for My

survival,Dear this Money is the only hope i have and it is deposited in Bank Here in Ivory Cost By my late Father with my name which i cannot go for it because since my Father died all assets worth several million of dollars belonging to my family have been confiscated by the By His Business

Associates so this is top secretand you should not reveal it to anyone, i need good and trustworthy individual outside my country who have no previews relationship with my family who will assist me move the Money out from my country with his/her name for the investment. Iam proposing a commission of

20% (twenty percent) of the investment to you as soon as the Money is moved out with your name and invested . if you will assist medo get back to me for details on how we can move the Money out with your name without any problem.Please Email Me Through My Privat Email Address mrs_faith_aku1@yahoo.ca

Be bless by God

Mrs faith

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